The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has defended the rising cross-party political alliance backing President Bola Tinubu re-election in 2027.
Wike, who made this identified throughout a month-to-month media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed claims of inside disaster.
He described the rainbow coalition as “a movement bringing together figures from the All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other political platforms to support Tinubu”.
He emphasised that help for the presidency transcends particular person celebration playing cards, including that he can be main Tinubu’s re-election marketing campaign in FCT and Rivers regardless of being within the PDP.
Highlighting key figures driving the coalition throughout numerous states, Wike identified Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra (APGA) serving as a key campaigner for Tinubu in his state.
“In Osun, Gov. Ademola Adeleke (PDP) is supporting the President at the national level while maintaining party identities sub-nationally,” he stated.
Replying to critics who see a contradiction in political figures backing the presidential candidate of 1 celebration whereas contesting sub-national seats below one other, Wike dismissed the perceived friction as a “problem that does not exist.”
“Why would anybody say there is a problem there? Take Soludo—he is supporting Mr. President, but that does not mean his party will not field candidates for the House of Representatives or state assembly.
“It tells you leadership capacity. If you speak to your people and they listen, that is political strength,” Wike stated.
Addressing opposition figures and state governors who’ve publicly acknowledged the President’s efficiency, Wike singled out the Governor of Bauchi State for praising nationwide infrastructure and governance strides regardless of belonging to an opposition celebration.
He urged politicians to place nationwide progress above blind partisanship
“Time has come, not because of your political party, to just say the chief manager of the country has done nothing for the sake of politics. Politics must be a do-or-die affair.
“For us, whether anybody likes it or not, Mr. President has done well,” he stated. (NAN)
Edited by Sadiya Hamza
